{"id":7404,"date":"2015-09-13T19:43:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T01:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2015-09-13T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T01:43:50","slug":"got-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2015\/09\/13\/got-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Milk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/139159225\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"650\" height=\"481\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhen I came in to work this morning, everything was great and peachy. However, after a few minutes in the vicinity, my stomach was tied up in knots and I felt the need to go back to my house and just sleep! The strangest feeling ever \u2013 and I had no idea why!<br \/>\nToday seemed like a typical Sunday\u2026I clocked in, said hello to everyone I came across, turned on my computer and checked my email. Normal enough, right?<br \/>\nWell, it wasn\u2019t until one of my coworkers reminded me of my goat-milking session with Stella (goat) that my blood rushed to my hands and feet and I almost fell off my seat!<br \/>\nYou see, I love Farm animals, but I\u2019ve always preferred to give them their space and let them carry on with their business.<br \/>\nSince I was worried about hurting the goat, I arrived to an hour earlier to talk to Sarah, the Goat Handler!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7414\" title=\"Goat Milking\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/photo-2-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Here are a few things I learned from Sarah\u2019s class:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A female goat (aka Doe) produces milk for their babies. Once the babies have been weaned, the mothers need to be milked 1-2 times per day in order to continue producing their milk for the next 10 months of the year.<\/li>\n<li>The amount of milk produced depends on the size of the goat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7413\" title=\"photo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/photo-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperature of the milk is typically above 100\u00b0F &#8211; which is body temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Diet is high in protein &#8212; alfalfa hay should be available 24\/7. This is what helps their regularity.<\/li>\n<li>Diet also includes occasional grain mixture (aka goat candy), that includes barley, grains and sunflower seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7412\" title=\"photo 3\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/photo-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunflower seeds help produce sweeter tasting milk because of the additional fatty oils.<\/li>\n<li>Takes about 5-8 minutes to do an average milking.<\/li>\n<li>Goat milk is stored in mason jars in the freezer. Best if used within 30 days.<\/li>\n<li>Goat milk can be used to make ice cream and goat cheese too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-style: normal;\">***BONUS: Always be gentle when you&#8217;re milking a goat and NEVER pull on their teats!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s true what people say&#8230;Sunday is the best day to try something new. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0If you ever decide to milk a goat or a cow (same process), there is no better place than the <a href=\"http:\/\/lacf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LA County Fair<\/a>!<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you ever milked a goat (or a cow)?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Tell me about your experience in the comment section below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I came in to work this morning, everything was great and peachy. 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